Jim Jordan set to investigate 'threats' against ICE operations following Dem protest
MAGA Republican Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) announced Wednesday that he's planning an official investigation into "threats" to Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, according to Fox News Digital.
The announcement followed the arrest of three Democratic New Jersey lawmakers who staged a protest at a New Jersey detention facility last week in support of undocumented migrants being held by ICE.
DHS claimed that ICE agents were assaulted after Reps. Rob Menendez Jr., Bonnie Watson Coleman, and LaMonica McIver "rushed" into the facility last week when the gates opened to allow a bus carrying detainees to drive through.
But Coleman and McIver said they were the ones attacked by the ICE agents.
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) introduced a resolution on Tuesday to remove the lawmakers from their House committees.
"Jordan is expected to schedule a hearing for next Tuesday, with former ICE and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials expected among the witness panel," Fox News Digital reported.
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The hearing will likely be led by the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on oversight, led by Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ).
The hearing is "also expected to cover the Trump administration's advancements in cracking down on illegal immigration and threats to national security," Fox News Digital reported.
Also arrested at the demonstration was Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka, who faces up to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine if convicted on trespassing charges.
Baraka, who is running for New Jersey's next governor, denied breaking any laws and claimed he was the victim of political targeting.
The site of the protest was the for-profit detention facility, Delaney Hall, called "ICE's biggest lockup center on the East Coast." New Jersey politicians say the federal facility located in Newark goes against state law.